RN4MERCY

RN4MERCY specializes in ICU/CCU/TRAUMA/ECMO/BURN/PACU/.

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1. INCREDIBLE CNA/NNOC victory in Houston.

   RN4MERCY replied to Chico David's topic in Union

   Attitude like solidarity for patient safety? And willing to take a stand to change unsafe working conditions that increase risk of harm to patients? Why on earth would you call those who voted against hapless victims? Intimidated by their managers ma...

2. INCREDIBLE CNA/NNOC victory in Houston.

   RN4MERCY replied to Chico David's topic in Union

   Classic victims believe their abusers don't really mean to hurt them and that they must some how deserve the punishment. Texas couldn't even defend itself against Mexico and the union army had to protect the people. Together we can form a stronger an...

3. INCREDIBLE CNA/NNOC victory in Houston.

   RN4MERCY replied to Chico David's topic in Union

   Horribly sad for those nurses who tried so hard to overcome an employer who puts profit ahead of patient needs. The nurses who continue to advocate for the right to control their professional practice are very brave pioneers in Texas. Eventually the...

4. An RN's thoughts on the health care law

   RN4MERCY replied to RN4MERCY's topic in Activism

   I'm not sure anyone's missed the point here. It's just that if more money were going into the public system to pay for actual care instead of being diverted into private coffers to pay for marketing, advertising and glistening corporate headquarters,...

5. An RN's thoughts on the health care law

   RN4MERCY replied to RN4MERCY's topic in Activism

   Clearly, even tax-aphobics realize we can't cut our way out of the deficit, and no acceptable path away from the edge of that cliff can avoid the revenue side. According to a CNN poll last year "tax the rich" initiatives are supported by 55% of those...

6. An RN's thoughts on the health care law

   RN4MERCY replied to RN4MERCY's topic in Activism

   I suppose that depends on your personal situation, in terms of how it's going to help and what it's going to cost. From all the studies I've seen, I believe costs over-all are going to continue to rise for all of us. We certainly spend much, much mor...

7. An RN's thoughts on the health care law

   RN4MERCY posted a topic in Activism

   I've been following the debate about the health care law and it seems like most commenters are totally for it or adamantly against it. I've been watching my family, friends, and patients face bad choices and rationed health care because of our c...

8. Health Insurance and Gender Discrimination

   RN4MERCY replied to scecile's topic in Activism

   Disgusting! They're anticipating that a victim might need counseling for PTSD, perhaps, or surgery to repair scar tissue or medications? That kind of information should be exchanged only between a patient and her healthcare provider anyway. Having t...

9. Health Insurance and Gender Discrimination

   RN4MERCY replied to scecile's topic in Activism

   Studies have shown that women are more likely to seek medical treatment; women have historically been the primary health care providers and health decision makers for their families. In addition women seek medical care more often than do men. I suppo...

10. % Canadians coming to US for treatment

    RN4MERCY replied to chuckster's topic in Activism

    Let's face it; there are distinguished professors and plenty of wealthy people who are overweight and who smoke. What you are calling a life-style "choice" may be influenced by bio-metabolic, psycho-social, and/or genetic factors and it's intellectua...

11. Nurses fighting for everyone

    RN4MERCY replied to scecile's topic in Union

    hi there mewilmot. i clicked on the link to the legislation and this is the description: "increases medicaid reimbursement payment aggregate for private duty nursing services and care by 15 million dollars for period 7/1/11 to 3/31/12, and by 20 mill...

12. % Canadians coming to US for treatment

    RN4MERCY replied to chuckster's topic in Activism

    If you do a little research, you'll find that there are complaints about "wait times" in both Canada and the US. A Commonwealth Fund study found that 42% of Canadians waited 2 hours or more in the emergency room, vs. 29% in the U.S.; 57% waited 4 wee...

13. Nurses fighting for everyone

    RN4MERCY replied to scecile's topic in Union

    FTTs can be designed so that they are very difficult to avoid. The best example of this is the UK, where they have a stamp duty of 0.5% on all share transactions. The UK's major competitors do not have this and yet it is a successful FTT that raise...

14. Nurses share stories about impact of economy

    RN4MERCY replied to scecile's topic in Activism

    I don't understand why you ruined a great post by denigrating labor leaders. Many of us who are direct care RNs and officers in our professional union consider ourselves to be labor leaders. We weren't necessarily "natural born leaders", but as nurse...

15. Trouble at NYSNA?! Pension-Benefits-Staff Strike???

    RN4MERCY replied to Johnny Union RN's topic in Union

    So, did the contract between the union's management and the staff workers' union expire, perhaps? As far as collective bargaining, I'm wondering whether or not negotiations had proceeded in good faith and they were at a point of impasse. Upon expirat...